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3. Site Data Future Land Use Plan: Community Mixed Use (CMU) Existing Land Use: Senior Living Facility Zoning: General Business District (B-2) Size: 6.4 Acres Approvals 1. Planned Unit Development Amendment A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Amendment to alter the original Planned Unit Development, Conditional Use Permit, and Site Plan for the New Perspective Senior Living building located at 3565 Pine Tree Drive. The original PUD for the Subject Property did not include a request for flexibility on signage. A condition of approval stated that all proposed signage shall meet the requirements of Sign District 4. Installation of future signage would be reviewed by planning staff as part of the permit process for verification of compliance with sign regulations. Plan Evaluation Chapter 12, Sign Code A. Wall Signs, Copy Area— Flexibility Requested The Applicant is proposing one (1) wall sign on the northwest side of the existing building, facing Snelling Avenue. As previously mentioned, the original request was for a roof sign with a sign copy area of 177.5 square feet. The Planning Commission recommended as a condition of approval that the Applicant be denied Sign 2 as a roof sign due to the location as prohibited under the city code requesting the applicant prepare alternate options for a wall sign that is suited to the size of the building, location, and design that will enhance the area, and be consistent with the architecture of the building, or consideration of a freestanding sign. Based on the Planning Commission direction, the Applicant has revised the location, size, and design of Sign 2 as part of their updated sign plan. For this review, the City Council is being asked to consider a wall sign that would have a sign copy area of 68 square feet and would be located 95 feet from the northwest property line. Sign District 4 allows for walls signs with a sign copy area of no more than 50 square feet. The Applicant is requesting flexibility to allow an additional 18 square feet of wall signage to construct the proposed wall sign. As part of the application, the Applicant submitted a lighting plan for the proposed wall sign, showing the foot candles produced by the sign at various distances. The proposed sign would be located 95 feet from the nearest property line. The internally lit channel letters produce 0.5 foot candles of light at 50 feet and 0.12 foot candles of light at 100 feet. The Arden Hills City Code states lighting shall not exceed 0.4 foot candles at the property line. The proposed wall sign is pictured below. Page 3 of 8